Sugarcomb Hair Salon (780 N 73rd St) is hosting a fashion show and fundraiser on Saturday, September 24, 2011, 6 p.m. -9 p.m. The event will begin with specialty cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. A DJ will be spinning records and Rick Friel will MC. At 7 p.m. there will be a fall fashion show. The show will feature Kate Burt, who was named ”Emerging Designer for Best Everyday Wear” at this year’s Seamless in Seattle, designer Gwen Stubbs of Lekkerlife Clothing, designer Susan Fedore from Una, and local jewelry designer Birna Sigurbjornsdottir. Hair will be by Sugarcomb Salon and makeup will be by Katrina Kromm. Following the…
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By Anika Lehde There will be a Vegan BBQ this Saturday (August 20, 2011), 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., on the field next to the basketball courts at the Green Lake Community Center (7201 E Green Lake Dr N). Everyone is welcome and the event will be family-friendly. Vegan hot dogs and sausages will be available at the BBQ for a suggested donation of $5-$10. Bring your own plate and utensils, as this is a no/low-garbage event. The event is being organized by an amazing young adult named Kitty Jones. All proceeds will go to the African Wildlife Foundation, which works to end poaching, protect land, and empower people to continue…
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A fundraiser for the Washington chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is being held at Green Lake Park on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 9 a.m. Registration for the Seattle Walk Like MADD Walk is now open here, volunteers who can help out at the event can apply here, and businesses interested in sponsoring the walk can find information here. The non-competitive 5K walk will raise funds for MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving. MADD serves an average of one victim or survivor of drunk driving every 9 minutes. For more information about the Seattle Walk Like MADD Walk, please contact Mischelle Davis, Event…
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Zoka Coffee Roaster and Tea Company has just launched a partnership with The Carly Henley Project. 20-year-old Carly Henley, a UW student, committed suicide last October. The Carly Henley Project is dedicated to her memory. Patrick Mazzuca, Zoka’s General Manager, writes the following on the Zoka website: In adults over the age of 18, there are 14.8 million individuals that suffer from depression. Last school year four University of Washington Students chose to take their lives. One of these students was a regular customer of University Village Zoka. Her name was Carly Henley. When I read about Carly’s death in the Seattle Times…
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The Northwest Chapter of Team Challenge, a half-marathon training and fundraising program for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, is kicking off their winter 2011 season on Saturday, August 27, 2011 with a training practice and party in Green Lake. Participants will be meeting at 5542 West Green Lake Way N for practice at 8:30 a.m. The season’s kick-off party will start at the end of the run, around 9:15 a.m. The Northwest Chapter of Team Challenge, which usually runs at Green Lake Park several times throughout the season, will be participating in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon on December 4,…
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J.W. Frye will be speaking this Friday (July 1, 2011) at 10 a.m. in The Hearthstone‘s Chapel (6720 E Green Lake Way N). The topic of the presentation will be “Let Me Go: One Bike One Cause 7500 miles,” Frye’s “epic cycling journey” to benefit the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast and St.Luke’s Hospice. “His remarkable journey started February 23rd in Sarasota, Florida and will come to an end when he reaches Alaska next month,” says Sheryl Harmon, Director of Marketing for Village Cove. “From small towns to big cities, he will share stories about the kindness of strangers and the new friends…
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The Green Lake Duke’s Chowder House (7858 Green Lake Dr N) is hosting a fundraiser tomorrow (Thursday, May 19, 2011) for the American Cancer Society Green Lake Relay for Life. 50% of all proceeds made during dinner that exceed the amount made by the restaurant on May 19 last year will be donated to the Relay for Life. Dinner is served 3 p.m. – 10 p.m. This year’s Relay for Life will be Saturday, June 11, 2011 and Sunday, June 12, 2011 at the Lower Woodland Park track. The event will run around the clock from 10 a.m. on Saturday until 10 a.m. on Sunday. For more…
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Photo courtesy of Daniela Dombrowski of The Murphy & Dombrowski Real Estate Group On April 5, there was “5% Community Support Day” at the Roosevelt Square Whole Foods Market (1026 NE 64th St). Five percent of the day’s sales was donated to the Seattle Public Theater (SPT), which is located at the historic Green Lake Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N). Yesterday (April 12, 2011), SPT announced that over $6200 was raised for the theater. “I cannot say enough about the generosity of the community and the support of Whole Foods Markets,” SPT’s Managing Director Keith Dahlgren said. “This is a big win for the theater and we appreciate it…
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Registration is now open for NARAL Pro-Choice Washington‘s 8th Annual “Run for your Rights!” 5K Run/Walk at Green Lake Park. The 5K will be on Saturday, May 7, 2011, rain or shine. On-site registration begins at 10:15 a.m., there will be a rally at 10:45 a.m., and step-off is at 11 a.m. The event is family, stroller, and dog friendly. In the past, “Run for your Rights!” has drawn over 500 participants to Green Lake. NARAL Pro-Choice America is a grassroots pro-choice advocacy organization. According to NARAL Pro-Choice Washington, proceeds from the Green Lake event support “efforts to stop the congressional War on Women…
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